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. 2017 Oct 17;7:13324. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13187-5

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IR absorbance spectra of Tasbacka soft tissues and Sepia eumelanin. The Tasbacka spectrum exhibits broad-band absorbance in the 900–1,750 and 2,700–3,700 cm⁻¹ regions, consistent with the natural eumelanin standard. Differences (marked with ‘+’) can be attributed to contributions from the sedimentary matrix (mainly calcite)^20,68. These occur also in previously analysed samples from the Fur Formation²⁰. For example, the intense and broad peak at ~1,450 cm⁻¹ likely includes absorbance from the asymmetric stretch mode of calcium carbonate⁶⁸.